The 7 Core Experiences Assessment
Leaders don't just manage. They design experiences.
The field, the stage, the classroom, the playground. The environments that shaped you as a kid are the ones you lead from today. Find your Core in ten minutes.
Built on twenty years of leadership work with teams at organizations like
Seven experiences shaped you. Each one is a leadership superpower.
Most of us grew up in several of these. At work, we tend to lead from one or two. Knowing which is the start of tapping into your strengths and expanding your range as a leader.
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Spiritual
Meaning, mission, shared ritual. Inspire belief and a common identity.
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Sport
Goals, healthy competition, coaching, effort. Rally performance when momentum stalls.
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Performing Arts
Energy, presence, storytelling. Create moments people remember.
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Playground / Wilderness
Curiosity, risk, exploration. Unlock innovation when teams feel stuck.
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Therapy
Trust, deep listening, safety. Hold the hard conversations well.
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Classroom
Skill-building, structure, feedback. Teach, coach and develop.
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Creative Studio
Making, prototyping, iteration. Embrace drafts and co-creation.
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Find your Core.
Learn more about the Assessment
Ten minutes to a clearer picture of how you lead.
No jargon, no forty-page report. A profile you'll actually use on Monday.
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Answer 33 questions
Questions about the experiences that shaped you growing up. About ten minutes.
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Get your 7CoreX Profile
Your personal report shows your scores across all seven core experiences, the one you naturally lead from, and the ones you underuse.
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Expand your range
Practical ways to bring each experience into your meetings, one-on-ones and offsites, drawn straight from the book.
Work, Reimagined, the book behind the assessment.
"Long before we had job titles, we learned how it feels to try, to fail, to belong, to perform and to succeed. These early moments built confidence, self belief and patterns of engagement that still guide us today."
Christine Courtney, Work, Reimagined
Work, Reimagined argues that culture isn't built with perks or posters. It's built moment by moment, the way a great coach, teacher or director builds one. Each chapter turns a formative experience into a practical leadership lens, with tools you can use the same week.
See what your whole team leads from.
Bring 7CoreX to your team and get a shared language for how you work together, plus a map of the experiences you're missing.
- 7CoreX Team Blueprint. Every member's profile side by side, with your team's dominant experiences and blind spots.
- Facilitated debrief. A working session led by the LDP team to turn the results into decisions.
- Offsites and keynotes. Experience-designed sessions built around the seven core experiences.
Sample 7CoreX Team Blueprint snapshot
Product team · 9 people
Where this team is thin: Therapy and Playground. Expect strong drive and clear structure, with less room for reflection and experimentation.
Let's talk about you or your team.
Individual profiles, team assessments, facilitated debriefs, offsites and keynotes. Tell us a little about where you are and we'll get back to you within two business days.
